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See page 38 years later, Aurora Optimists turn 20 9 HOT & COLD LUNCHEON BUFFET MONDAY TO FRIDAY Your local source for... 1130 A.M. - 130 P.M. Insurance Only $6.95 per person Investments Enter our weekly draw to win a FREE lunch for 2 Wealth Management 905 727 4605 www.hsfinancial.ca 15520 Yonge St., Aurora 905727-1312 Aurora’s Community Newspaper Representing www.hojoaurora.com Vol. 5 No. 30 Week of May 17, 2005 905-727-3300 Briefly Cadet inspection The 140 Aurora Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron will use its annual inspection to help celebrate 16 years of air cadet training in Aurora. The inspection will take place at the Aurora Community Centre, Saturday, May 28 beginning at 1 p.m. More than 500 Aurora youngsters have been through the squadron since it was founded by former Citizen of the Year Ferguson Mobbs. The inspection is the culminating event of the Air Cadet year. Several displays, created by the cadets, will be on view. During the event, the 778 Banshee Squadron Band from Richmond Hill will perform. The inspection is open to the entire community. Be there early if you want to see the march on of cadets. Bus tour The annual Aurora Historical Society bus tour will carry passengers to the Bowmanville area this year. Scheduled for Saturday, June 11, the tour will visit several historic locations in the Clarington area, including the Clarke Museum. Persons planning to make the $47 trip, which includes a buffet lunch, are asked to book seats prior to Thursday, June 9. To do that, call 905-727-8991. Meanwhile, a walking tour of old Aurora, will start at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 29, from the historic Aurora railway station. Fund raiser Aurora’s Devins Drive Public School is planning the community building event of the year. It has scheduled a dinner dance, with live band and silent auction, for Saturday, May 28, at the Optimist Youth Centre, 56 Forhan Drive in Newmarket. In addition, there will be a student art show and sale. Tickets, at $45 a person, are now on sale at the school. Probably the man who did more work than anyone to bring York Region’s Community Safety Village to the area, Steve Hinder saw the results of his efforts Saturday morning as the model village officially opened.The village - it cost about $4.2 million to complete; about 25 per cent higher than anticipated - is located in Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area and primarily will be a classroom for students to learn about safety. Board of Education officials joined firefighters, police officers and politicians for a day of demonstrations and tours at the Whitchurch- Stouffville facility. The idea for the village was born in Aurora several years ago at a Police and Community Together (PACT) meeting. After several failed attempts to find land for the village in Aurora, officials settled on an offer from the Stouffville Sideroad conservation area. Auroran photo by Ron Wallace Council agrees: You’re In Good Company At a recent general commit- time, Councillor Buck got sup- Company". tee meeting after almost an port from two more colleagues. Senior staff management hour’s debate, the committee It wasn’t, however, enough to team members selected "You're in Good Company" as their pre- selected the tagline "You're in change the tagline. This plain small house on Wellington Street East has a very Good Company" to go with the Originally, the town’s ferred choice as the words "good town's recently approved logo. Economic Development company" permitted a flexible impressive history. Community planner Michael Seaman Councillor Evelyn Buck Advisory Committee had interpretation of the meaning of believes the house was once a one-room school and is only opposed it. expressed a preference for "Our the tagline. one of three still in existence in the province. Future of the Last Tuesday, after more Location Has its Advantages" Councillor Nigel Kean, who structure is subject of discussion between the owners and debate, Aurora Council agreed but also favoured "Aurora Within was absent from the committee members of the town’s Heritage Advisory Committee. Full the tagline would stay, but this Reach" and in "You're in Good Please see page 13 story on Page 3. Auroran photo by Ron Wallace PINE VANITY Black Marble Top RATTAN DINING SET with FREE taps & plumbing BARRONS 42” round glass table YOUR #1 CHOICE FOR FURNISHINGS & GIFTS $999 14800 Yonge St., Aurora Shopping Centre, 905-841-5454 $399 BEST SELECTION of Bathroom Vanities & Dining Sets 1 30”W, 35”H, 23 /2”D GREAT PRICES Special Price until May 31st 25 in stock at this price 11 WeekWeek OnlyOnly 2- AURORAN, Week of May 17, 2005 COMING EVENTS IN AURORA free seminar presented by Aurora Cable Internet and The Aurora Banquet Centre, Edward Street.To register call 905-895-3628 ext. 294. CONTINUING Public Library at 7 p.m. in the Magna Room at the library. To reserve, JUNE 10/11/12 Aurora Rotary Club meets every Monday evening at 6.30 p.m. at call 905-727-9493 or visit www.aci.on.ca. The 83rd Annual Aurora Fair and Horse Show will be held at Gabriel’s on Yonge Street. New members welcome. For further infor- JUNE 4 Machell Park with several equestrian events over the three days mation, call 905-841-1352. Street dance on Yonge Street between Murray and Henderson, 7 including the Grand Prix on the Friday evening. For more information **** p.m. to midnight. Advance tickets at $10 on sale at the Aurora call 905-713-6773. Merlin’s Hollow English garden open houses have been set for the Chamber of Commerce office; R & R Revisited, 75 Mary Street; JUNE 11 summer. Garden will open Saturdays, June 11 and July 2 and Sunday, Flipside, Yonge and Dunning; Oakridge Outfitters in the Aurora Annual Farmers’ Market opens in Temperance Street parking lot July 10 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Garden is located at 181 Centre Shopping Centre; and Aurora Canadian Tire. near Yonge and Wellington. Every Saturday morning until Crescent. JUNE 5 Thanksgiving. **** Tenth annual World’s Longest Street Festival on the World’s **** Yo rk Region Food Network invites you to join the Aurora Longest Street. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Yonge Street will be closed to vehic- Calling all students for Parks Spring Clean-Up from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Community Garden. Vegetable plots (10' x 20') are available at no ular traffic from Wellington to Murray. Only 50 booths left. at the Aurora Community Centre and Fleury and Machell Parks. An charge. Call Catherine Cook, Community Garden Coordinator, at **** easy way to obtain community service volunteer hours. For more infor- (905) 967-0428 or e-mail at [email protected]. Aurora Public Library annual book sale in conjunction with the mation call 905-726-4760. **** World’s Longest Street Festival. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. JUNE 15 Friday nights at the Legion. Wildberry Express Jam Night. Free JUNE 7 To celebrate Seniors’ Month, the Aurora Public Library, in partner- admission, 8 p.m. 10th Annual Pain & Symptom Management Conference. PalCare ship with the Ontario Pharmacists’ Association presents Safe **** Network invites doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals to Medication Use for Heart Health with pharmacist Kalvin Brown. On the first Wednesday of every month from 9 a.m. to noon, a Tuscany Banquet Centre, Edward Street.To register call 905-895-3628 Refreshments to follow. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Magna Room. Pre-reg- satellite constituency office for Vaughan/King/Aurora MPP Greg ext. 294. ister at the adult information desk or call 905-727-9493, option 4. Sorbara will be open in the councillors’ lounge at the Town Hall. Call 1- JUNE 8 JUNE 18 877-880-6770 for information. Third annual Charity Golf Classic tournament, sponsored by Aurora Day at Ontario Place. For further information, call Kristen **** Aurora’s Women’s Centre of York Region takes place at the Briars in Yemm at 905-727-3123, extension 4228. Every Friday night from 8.15 to 10.15 p.m. at the Dr. G. W. Williams Jackson’s Point. To register call Golf Tournament Co-ordinator Shelley JULY 4 Secondary School gym there will be a basketball and volleyball drop- Lundquist at 905-727-5837, extension 107. Baseball summer camp starts at the Aurora Leisure Complex and in for ages 14 to 18. Call 905-726-4760 for further information. **** offers a full-day camp experience for kids aged 5 to 14 until August 26. **** Hospice Palliative Care Symposium. PalCare Network invites per- Campers will be divided into five age groups and will receive baseball Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge #148 meets the first and sonal support workers, volunteers and palliative caregivers to Tuscany skills training as well as the chance to play in a game each day. third Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at 15216 Yonge Street (south of Wellington). For more information, call 905-830-0205. **** Masons' Rising Sun Lodge meets the first Thursday of each month at The Rising Sun Temple, 57 Mosley Street, Aurora at 7.30 p.m. For further information contact Bob Butler at [email protected] or 905-713-3314. **** Robertson Masonic Lodge meets the third Saturday each month at 57 Mosley Street at 10.30 a.m. Coffee club at 9 a.m., lunch at noon. Call 905-727-3032 or 905-727-1080. **** Helping Hand: Gently used clothing for women and children, at Tr inity Anglican Church, 79 Victoria Street, every Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9.30 - 11.30 a.m.